lemur : Idioms & Phrases

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Black lemur

  • (Zoöl.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the acoumbo of the natives.
Webster 1913

Diadem lemur

  • . (Zoöl.) See Indri.
Webster 1913

Flying lemur

  • noun arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps
    flying cat; colugo.
WordNet
  • . (Zoöl.) See Colugo.
Webster 1913

genus lemur

  • noun type genus of the Lemuridae
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lemur catta

  • noun small lemur having its tail barred with black
    Lemur catta; Madagascar cat.
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Mouse lemur

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus Chirogaleus, found in Madagascar.
Webster 1913

ring-tailed lemur

  • noun small lemur having its tail barred with black
    Lemur catta; Madagascar cat.
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ruffed lemur

  • (Zoöl.), a species of lemur (lemur varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco.
Webster 1913

Slow lemur, ∨ Slow loris

  • (Zoöl.), an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal (Nycticebus tardigradus) about the size of a small cat; so called from its slow and deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is without a tail. Called also bashful Billy.
Webster 1913

Spectral lemur

  • . (Zoöl.) See Tarsius.
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Weasel lemur

  • a short-tailed lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown below, with the throat white.
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Yellow lemur

  • (Zoöl.), the kinkajou.
Webster 1913